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Air–sea interaction heat and momentum fluxes based on vessel's experimental observations over Spanish waters
Ángel Sánchez-Lorente
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                                            Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Servicios Centrales, C/Corazón de María, 8, 28002 Madrid, Spain
                                        
                                    
                                            now at: Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1–3, Les Corts, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
                                        
                                    Elena Tel
                                            Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Servicios Centrales, C/Corazón de María, 8, 28002 Madrid, Spain
                                        
                                    Lucía Sanz-Pinilla
                                            Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Servicios Centrales, C/Corazón de María, 8, 28002 Madrid, Spain
                                        
                                    Gonzalo González-Nuevo González
                                            Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de La Coruña,  P. Marítimo Alcalde Francisco Vázquez, 10, 15001 La Coruña, Spain
                                        
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                    This study has been done within the framework of JAE INTRO-ICU fellowship of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía, with an interest in understanding the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere in a climate change context using experimental measurements aboard research vessels over Spanish waters. The distinct behaviour in the different basins of the Spanish waters is reflected, and the need for further investment in experimental observations due to its great usefulness is also evidenced.
                    This study has been done within the framework of JAE INTRO-ICU fellowship of the Instituto...
                    
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